AN APPLICATION to install three signs at a unit earmarked for a toy superstore in Barrow has been approved. 

A branch of Smyths Toys is due to open at Hollywood Park, Hindpool Road, before Christmas. 

The space was formerly occupied by Apollo Bingo, which held its final session on Saturday.

All of the signs at the site are to read 'Smyths Toys Superstores' and be illuminated internally by LED lighting.

The Mail: Smyths Toys is to occupy the unit vacated by Apollo BingoSmyths Toys is to occupy the unit vacated by Apollo Bingo (Image: Westmorland and Furness Council planning portal)

The initial application was submitted to Barrow Borough Council, which became part of the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority following a restructure at the beginning of this month.

In January, a meeting of the borough council's planning committee was told Apollo Bingo had struggled with the competition brought by the opening of Opera Bingo in Holker Street.